Does telling yourself your beautiful actually work?

I have depression and have a very low confidence level. I'm not ugly at all but at times when I look at myself I wish something was different. People tell me a lot to look into the mirror and tell myself im beautiful but how do you do that when you don't feel it? My main thing is not feeling smart when I... show more I have depression and have a very low confidence level. I'm not ugly at all but at times when I look at myself I wish something was different. People tell me a lot to look into the mirror and tell myself im beautiful but how do you do that when you don't feel it? My main thing is not feeling smart when I know I am. Changing my thoughts I think could help but how do I do that?

I good way to make yourself feel a bit better is to have someone smile at you.
The best way to get someone to smile at them, is to smile first at them. Give it a try the next time you are at the supermarket.

Train yourself to keep away from negative words. Retrain your vocabulary, and it will assist you in retraining your mind.

you hafto tell yourself positive things everyday and specially when you need it the most. you can't stop even when you are at the confident level. make a list of the things you like and what you are lacking confidence in. write them down and tell them to yourself everyday

i feel like that too somedays, it feels like things could be different. but then i look at other people and their flaws, i examine them and think eveything they dont have that i do(:
its kind of weird but it really helps me!!!